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Meet at Mia

Learn more about this Meet at Mia event centered around <a href="https://new.artsmia.org/exhibition/in-our-hands-native-photography-1890-to-now">In Our Hands: Native Photography, 1890 to Now</a>, held on Thursday, November 9, 2023.
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Learn more about this Meet at Mia event celebrating Black History Month, held on Thursday, February 8, 2024.
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Connect, create, kick back! Meet at Mia is a new series of free Thursday evening events for adults. Get to know us—and each other—with live music, art making, special programs, and unique food and drink (for purchase). No registration or secret handshake required.
Meet at Mia ranges from open studios to museum-wide art parties. Find what suits you on the event pages below.
Summer Series
September 5 <a href="https://new.artsmia.org/event/meet-at-mia-bike-night">Bike Night</a> 
September 12 <a href="https://new.artsmia.org/event/meet-at-mia-movie-in-the-park">Movie in the Park: Big Eyes</a> 
September 19 <a href="https://new.artsmia.org/event/meet-at-mia-courtyard-concerts">Courtyard Concert: Honeybutter</a>
Fall/Winter 2024
October 3 <a href="https://new.artsmia.org/event/meet-at-mia-fall-2024">Making Sense</a> 
October 10 <a href="https://new.artsmia.org/event/meet-at-mia-open-studios">Pioneering Change</a> 
October 31 <a href="https://new.artsmia.org/event/meet-at-mia-fall-2024">Midnight in Paris</a> 
November 7 <a href="https://new.artsmia.org/event/meet-at-mia-fall-2024">Dark Visions</a> 
November 21 <a href="https://new.artsmia.org/event/meet-at-mia-fall-2024">Reclaiming Identity</a> 
December 12 <a href="https://new.artsmia.org/event/meet-at-mia-open-studios">In Vivid Color</a>

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Meet at Mia: Bike Night

Meet at Mia: Movie in the Park

Meet at Mia: Courtyard Concerts

Connect, create, kick back! Meet at Mia is a new series of free Thursday evening events for adults. Get to know us—and each other—with live music, art making, special programs, and unique food and drink (for purchase). No registration or secret handshake required.
Looking for more to do? Check out <a href="https://new.artsmia.org/programs/adult-events-and-activities/meet-at-mia">Meet at Mia: Open Studios</a>.
October 3 Making Sense 
Celebrate the extraordinary gift of Mia&#8217;s new &#8220;<a href="https://new.artsmia.org/exhibition/tibetan-buddhist-shrine-room-the-alice-s-kandell-collection">Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room: The Alice S. Kandell Collection</a>,&#8221; which includes more than two hundred Buddhist ritual objects created in Tibet between the 1300s and early 1900s. Activate your six senses&#8211;including the mind&#8211;through music, food, tours, and more.
October 31 Midnight in Paris 
Journey back to the bewitching, bohemian nightlife of Paris in the 1890s&#8211;the scene of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec&#8217;s painting At the Moulin Rouge, <a href="https://new.artsmia.org/exhibition/at-the-moulin-rouge">on loan to Mia for a limited time</a>. Then jump ahead to the early 20th century and the avant-garde antics of Salvador Dali, the hot jazz of Josephine Baker, and the joyful abstractions of Henri Matisse. Come dressed to impress and enter our costume contest; visitors vote on their favorite. Please note that non-medical face masks cannot be worn in the galleries. 
November 7 Dark Visions 
Revel in the Sublime, like the Romantics of the 1700s and 1800s, experiencing the &#8220;dark side&#8221; of Mia&#8211;the frightful and macabre. Dive into the art and minds of Francisco Goya and William Blake while enjoying performances, floral arrangements, and talks. 
November 21 Reclaiming Identity 
Native American Heritage Month acknowledges the many diverse traditions and histories of tribal nations across the country. Join us as we activate the museum in celebration through art, film, and tours.

Join us in Target Park for a sampling of Twin Cities talent! Local music expert Diane Miller spins tunes before and after each live performance. Enjoy food trucks, art making, and gallery tours. In the event of inclement weather, we&#8217;ll move the activities indoors.
Find more Meet at Mia programs <a href="https://new.artsmia.org/programs/adult-events-and-activities/meet-at-mia">here</a>.
May 30 Mae Simpson, 6PM 
Art partner: <a href="https://www.laurawennstrom.com/">Laura Wennstrom</a>, assemblage (a work of art made from grouping objects) 
Food truck: Brick Oven Bus, 5:30-7:30PM
June 20 A Juneteenth Celebration featuring Tish Jones, Queen Drea, and PaviElle French, 6PM 
Host and DJ: New Black City 
Art partner: <a href="https://www.harrisonartstudio.net/">Christopher Harrison</a>, freedom collages 
Food truck: Wholesoul Eatery, 5:30-8:30PM
June 27 Meet at Mia: Pride featuring KC Rae, 6PM 
Art partners: <a href="https://eclodermeier.wixsite.com/elyseclaireart">Elyse Claire Lodermeier</a>, Pride jewelry; <a href="https://www.mnbookarts.org/">Minnesota Center for Book Arts</a>, letterpress with Savannah Bustillo 
Food truck: Tot Boss, 5:30-8PM; MNice Cream, 6-8PM 
Short films: 5-8:30PM 
Drag performance: 7:30-9PM
July 25 Papa Mbye, 6:30PM 
Art partner: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/akiko-ostlund-78259a297">Akiko Ostlund</a>, abstract identity collage 
Food truck: Del Sur Empanadas, 5:30-8PM; MNice Cream, 6-8PM
August 15 Chastity Brown, 6PM 
Art partner: <a href="https://www.meherkhan.com/info">Meher Khan</a>, linocut printing 
Food trucks: El Jefe, Brick Oven Bus, 5:30-7:30PM
September 19 Honeybutter, 6:30PM 
Art partner: <a href="https://www.aspireartisanstudios.org/">Aspire Artisan Folk School</a>, fall stovetop simmer kits 
Food truck: Brick Oven Bus, 5:30-7:30PM

Enjoy movies on the big (inflatable) screen in Mia’s Target Park, along with art making and food trucks. Movies will start at sunset (between 8:45 and 9p.m.); please bring your own seating. In the event of inclement weather, we&#8217;ll screen the film in the Pillsbury Auditorium at 7p.m.; seats will be first come, first served.
Find more Meet at Mia programs <a href="https://new.artsmia.org/programs/adult-events-and-activities/meet-at-mia">here</a>.
May 23 Loving Vincent (95 min) 
Loving Vincent brings the paintings of Vincent Van Gogh to life to tell his remarkable story. Every one of the 65,000 frames of the film is an oil painting, hand-painted by 125 professional oil painters who travelled across the world to the Loving Vincent studios in Poland and Greece to be a part of the production. As remarkable as Vincent&#8217;s brilliant paintings is his passionate and ill-fated life, and mysterious death. 
Art partner: Laura Wennstrom 
Music: DJ QueenDuin 
Food truck: El Burrito Mercado, 5:30-7:30pm
June 13 The Gospel According to André (94 min) 
Esteemed African-American fashion editor André Leon Talley&#8217;s life and ascent in the fashion world is chronicled through interviews and archival footage. This documentary traces his career from his youth in the segregated South to his work at W and Vogue to his enduring influence today. Featuring interviews with fashion icons such as Anna Wintour, Marc Jacobs and Diane von Furstenberg. 
Art partner: Minnesota Center for Book Arts and Savannah Bustillo, printmaking; Ladies of the Lakes, button making 
Music: DJ Keezy 
Food trucks: Samurai Teppanyaki, Pizza Karma, 5:30-7:30pm
July 18 Frida (87 min) 
An intimately raw and magical journey through the life, mind, and heart of iconic artist Frida Kahlo. Told through her own words for the very first time — drawn from her diary, revealing letters, essays, and print interviews — and brought vividly to life by lyrical animation inspired by her unforgettable artwork. 
Art partner: Akiko Ostlund, self-portraits 
Music: DJ QueenDuin 
Food trucks: D&#038;D Goodies, 6-8pm; El Jefe, 6:30-8:30pm
August 8 Kusama: Infinity (78 min) 
Now the top-selling female artist in the world, Yayoi Kusama overcame impossible odds to bring her radical artistic vision to the world stage. For decades, her work pushed boundaries that often alienated her from both her peers and those in power in the art world. In spite of it all, Kusama has endured and has created a legacy of artwork that spans the disciplines of painting, sculpture, installation art, performance art, poetry and literary fiction. After working as an artist for over six decades, people around the globe are experiencing her installation Infinity Mirrored Rooms in record numbers, as Kusama continues to create new work every day. 
Art partner: WOW Mobile Metal Lab 
Music: DJ Bleak Roses 
Food truck: El Burrito Mercado, 5:30-7:30pm
September 12 Big Eyes (106 min) 
Biopic of artist Margaret Keane, who lived in obscurity while her husband Walter shot to fame by claiming that he was responsible for her popular portraits of little children with saucer-like eyes. 
Art partner: Aspire Artisan Folk School, hinge bound books 
Music: DJ Bleak Roses 
Food truck: Samurai Teppanyaki, Sugar Mama&#8217;s GF Sweet Treats, 5:30-7:30pm

Pedal to the party right through Mia’s doors! Learn more about the Twin Cities biking community and make art while enjoying music from DJ TaliaKnight. Show off your best bike pose in our photo booth and indulge in tasty food truck offerings. In the event of inclement weather, we&#8217;ll move the activities indoors; bike racks will remain available in the courtyard. Please bring your own bike lock.
Find more Meet at Mia programs <a href="https://new.artsmia.org/programs/adult-events-and-activities/meet-at-mia">here</a>.
Bike Night Event Partners: 
<a href="https://bikingwithbaddies.com/">Biking with Baddies</a> 
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/bonesawcyclingcollective/">Bonesaw Collective</a> 
<a href="https://www.melanininmotion.org/">Melanin in Motion</a> 
<a href="https://www.movemn.org/">Move MN</a> 
<a href="https://www.perennialcycle.com/">Perennial Cycle</a> 
<a href="https://www.sevenspokesbikeshop.com/">Seven Spokes</a>
May 16 
Art partner: Wóokiye Wíŋ 
Poetry reading: Gwen Westerman, 6:10PM and 7:45PM 
Film screening: <a href="https://new.artsmia.org/event/film-screening-discussion-blackwaters">Blackwaters</a>, 6:30PM (free ticket required) 
Food trucks: Pizza Karma, Trickster Tacos, 5:30-7:30PM
June 6 
Art partner: WOW Mobile Metal Lab, metal souvenir artifacts 
Food trucks: D&#038;D Goodies, 6-8PM 
Bike safety checks: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bonesawcyclingcollective/?hl=en">Bone Saw Cycling Collective</a>, 5-9PM 
Film Screening: Loving Vincent, 8PM (RESCHEDULED FROM MAY 23)
July 11 
Bike Ride: <a href="https://www.visitsaintpaul.com/blog/meet-anthony-taylor/">Anthony Taylor</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SlowRollTC/">Melanin in Motion</a>, 6PM 
Art partner: Akiko Ostlund 
Food trucks: El Burrito Mercado, 5:30-7:30PM; Fro Yo Soul, 6-8PM
August 1 
Bike Ride: <a href="https://www.visitsaintpaul.com/blog/meet-anthony-taylor/">Anthony Taylor</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SlowRollTC/">Melanin in Motion</a>, 6PM 
Art partner: <a href="https://www.mnbookarts.org/">Minnesota Center for Book Arts</a> and <a href="https://www.laurabrownart.com/">Laura Brown</a> 
Food trucks: Trickster Tacos, 5:30-7:30PM; Fro Yo Soul, 6-8PM 
Bike safety checks: Seven Spokes Mobile Bike Shop
September 5 
For our final Bike Night of the summer, join Trivia Mafia at 6PM for trivia (with special bike-themed questions), and enjoy free trishaw rides throughout the evening with <a href="https://cyclingwithoutage.org/about/">Cycling Without Age</a>. 
Art partner: <a href="https://www.aspireartisanstudios.org/">Aspire Artisan Folk School</a>, DIY Watercolor Paints 
Food trucks: El Jefe, 5:30-7:30PM; MNice Cream, 6-8PM

Meet at Mia

Past Programs

Meet at Mia: In our Hands

Meet at Mia: Celebrating Black History